Hello all!
Does anyone use the StudioPrint RIP for their fine art printing? I have just purchased the current raster only version, StudioPrint 14. I am finding a plethora of user defined option and settings. This includes density curves, linearization, ink assignment, ink limits, dot gain, and I do not know what else...yet. This is good, because I like challenges which is when I learn the most.
I am starting my little adventure by attempting to set up a printer environment. I need to look up the name of the port that I will use for my USB printer. So I have a long way to go before I can intelligently utilize this RIP for printing. So far, my only disappointment is that this software only works on a Windows platform. I am running StudioPrint Win7 Pro. Argh!
Has anyone used this RIP successfully, particularly for fine art prints? Is there a users group for this software? I understand that, with the Epson printers, the importance of its Quadtone capabilities have been diminished by the Epson Advanced B&W printing mode feature of the newer Epson printers. But is this the only productive use that other have found for this RIP? I cannot find much information in terms of reviews for this RIP, except the older one on StudioPrint 10 which has been published eons ago, at least in the world of software. I suspect this StudioPrint RIP will have its additional uses in the reproduction of fine art images.
BTW it appears that it comes with its own profiler. I intend on using another profiler for this purpose. But I think there are additional controls available to me if I use their own profile, ColorGPS, that comes with this RIP package.
PS: I did not know that display gamma relates to the dot gain of the print. Apparently, this is one factor that needs to be considered in a match of the print to the display. I learn something new every day.
Bob
PPS: I know this latest purchase of mine will puzzle Andrew, but of course I will welcome any feedback.